Shah of Iran interviewed on various topics, including: his country's prosperity; the UK's possible oil prosperity & current crisis; how the UK doesn't work hard enough. Date: 28/01/1974
The British PEOPLE not the government! the government don't give a shit about their ppl... they start revolutions in other countries such as Iran for them not to go "bankrupt" and decrease such "problems"...
Your leadership today is just as good and oppose the same zionists that he opposed. Don’t be ungrateful. Your leaders are far more honest than those in the west who wage war for Israel.
@@apogaliev2939 " Charles Darwin revealed how evolution works, but not what it really means. Evolution is no longer just a theory; it has been proven true beyond a reasonable doubt. " Book starts out with a lie , Evolution has not been proven in fact disproven if anything .
This gentleman was and will always be the elegance, poise and vision of Iran, all gathered in one person. Since he left the regime, there is only drama, crimes, injustice and fear. Rest in peace Sir, you deserve your grace
WoW! He was SO HONEST and WELL INFORMED about world affairs and how to deal w/ colonial powers... no wonder in the end nearly all the so called "allies" betrayed him...
Yes it is truly tragic. There are many layers of tragedy involved in the story. My father is Persian and I recently set myself the task of figuring out what actually happened in that crazy time. So far this is what I've got: His father Reza Shah senior rose to power while commanding a Cossack unit of the British forces (and at the will of the British). He was a simple man with a humble background. He made some unfortunate deals with a British oil speculator, though he did manage to negotiate in Persia's behalf to an extent. He maintained the status quo of the land-owning Khans and grew opium for the British. He did enforced western clothing and encouraged women's rights. I believe he actually outlawed the hijab at one point. He allowed the British to employ some of their devilish tactics in his country, but overall I believe he truly tried to do right by Iran as best he could with his background. He was overthrown shortly after declaring neutrality at the beginning of WWII. British and Soviet forces invaded via land, sea and air. He was forced to abdicate and was replaced by his son the Crown Prince Reza Shah. The Shah of Iran, as he is most known, is now considered a controversial and outspoken figure. Westerners and Persians have very strong opinions of this man to this day. He cooperated openly with the British and Americans and actively tried to westernize and secularize Iran. As far as I know, he basically did as he was told during the first years of his reign. 10 years later he lost favor when Mossadegh was taken out of power in project AJAX. Mossadegh was popular because of progressive outlooks and nationalizing the oil industry in Iran. And this... is when it gets touchy and opinions of the man seem to split drastically. Some say that he began a tyrannical totalitarian regime enforced by fear instilled through his vicious SAVAK Intel Agency. The record goes to show that he started to crack down on the opium trade, negotiate for higher oil prices and demanded the Geo-political respect that Iran deserved among his trade partners. His interviews are testaments to his conviction and charisma. I am sure that many innocent Iranians faced injustice under his regime, as in many other countries. I like to think that his hand was forced into these ruthless political tactics due to the immense espionage and infiltration pressure from Western intel agencies. For better or worse, revolution was invoked and the Shah was forced into exile. Now for the Revolution. I personally believe it was engineered by CIA/MI6/Mossad to achieve multiple objectives: First: To over-throw the Shah, who was increasing in military and economic power, and was demanding mutual respect upon the geo-political stage. We all know how the British felt about this at the time. Second: To radicalize the young generation of Persians and install a radically anti-western regime that could be used to demonize Iran/Islam in the western press. Third: Psychological warfare on the entire region via the Iran/Iraq War. Iran had a strong military as a result of buying up Vietnam era hardware with oil money and I maintain that Khomeini was a western agent. Saddam wasn't exactly installed, but he was allowed to come to power and subsequently fed military intel and resources when it was convenient for the West. The intent of the war was not just to terrorize Iran and Iraq through the murder of the youth. It was to disrupt the geo-political cohesiveness of the Muslim world, specifically between Shia and Sunni. This was just one of many continued methods used to destabilize the region. Fourth: I believe Iran was set up to be used as a source of black budget funds in exchange for arms and as a means of injecting weapons into the region. I don't know what's going on after that. It seems pretty shady the way Rasfahani basically elected Khamenei to supreme leader. Geo-politically speaking, I like some of the things that Ahmedinejad said. But he was over zealous to a point of suspicion. I wonder if he too was installed as a means of demonizing Iran/Islam. I understand that Ahmedinejad was and the Mullahs are an oppressive regime and my heart weeps for the people of Iran. As an American I promise you that you do not want American westernism in your country. It is a fleeting and in-genuine way of life. You want true sovereignty and independence, not the facade that we Americans live under today. I hope that the reason for the Mullah's harsh rule is to fight off infiltration from further western agents and not simply to oppress the people.
Juan Smithe Interesting, my father is also from Iran and I set the same mission or task for myself as you. I used to always be ashamed of my country and origin because the only thing i saw from it was the oppresive islamist government. People in my age barley know what it is anymore other than a country full of islamists, You might also have experienced this due to you living in America. Anyway, I thought things were always like that in Iran, Until i started digging and now i finally understand that before the islamic republic, Iran was one of the greatest countries that one not only could but should be proud of. Too bad that ill never experience such great country unless another revolution happends in Iran.
Yeah. I was talking to a family friend who was there during the revolution. He says that the current government is horribly corrupt. You can only be well off if you are somehow connected to the regime by blood or business. He also said that 80% of people who overthrew the Shah feel like they made a terrible mistake. He's not defending the Shah necessarily, but most people believe he would have been better for Iran than the revolution. Of course, Mossadegh would be the first choice but who knows what he would have done.
My father was a part of the revolution.... he has never regretted anything more in his life. He and all of the people Back then were lied to and cheated to do it. I am sorry for my parents doings and I am so saddened to look at them when they think back to the times when Iran was the greatest country in the world.
Kian cent it’s not his nor is it your fault. They were brainwashed. It takes a lot of courage for your father to recognize it and a lot for yourself to make this post. There is still hope for change. As long as the people of Iran exist, and the county is still in existence, it can change.
You have the power to begin the process of returning the rightful heir and remove those who have forced your great country backwards and its people poor and hated by so many.
Because he was ? He let Iran to be exploited . He may complain about it, but the fact is he was the guarantee of that exploitation. Why he cooperated with CIA to overthrow and arrest Mosaddegh and his government when he tried to nacionalize Iranian petroleum industry ?! Learn history of your own country, you fucking moron.
He was obviously young and Naive when he came to power after the overthrow of Mossadegh. However, once he was comfortable in his position he became fervent nationalist who wanted to leverage Iran’s resources for economic growth at the expense of the west. Consequently, the Western powers who put him there aided in his eventual demise. Iran will never be the same.
"The people and their King are so close, that they feel as the member of the same family" My goodness how the Shah gave too much credit to the Iranian people, it's just so depressing. The amount of betrayal he must have felt in 79' must have been enormous. Haunting words.
when people are mad, they only focus on the negative, as if the next person will be perfect, creating a heaven or something, not willing to weigh the next person by the same standards as they do with the existing regime. Its sad cuz it is only a matter of education, and when the majority are uneducated, they can not make effective decisions, so next time, maybe put more towards educating your people than seeking power and control.
Lucas wysocki And where did you get that information from? Here is alittle history lesson. Shah had a contract with the US which started in the early 50s selling oil for $5 to $10 a barrel, are you with me so far?? This contract was going to expire in the mid 70s, so the US asked the Shah to extend the contract for another 30 years along with the same terms and price and Shah refused. So the US decided to start the propaganda machine that Shah is torturing his people... Carter and UK prime minister and Germany PM along with France president met at camp davis in the mid 70s (1977) and decided to fund $100 million to get rid of the Shah and support Khomeni and bring him into power.. Not sure if you are even Iranian or not, but majority of the youths in Iran and the ones that supported the Islamic crap revolution are now regretting what they have done and they are hoping Shah son can save them. My take is why should his son even bother saving the Iranians in Iran when they backstabbed his father. One more thing to educate you more, watch Iran Devolution on youtube. It is free knowledge!
farsh cage You are very correct Farsh Cage, those meetings between those countries to discuss the Shah's end is very well-documented. You can't deny it. The idiots living in denial don't deserve to return to Iran or continue living in it if Monarchy returns
Thanks a lot, UK. The arrogance of this interviewer is absolutely appauling. He seems to have forgtten he's speaking to a Monarch of one of the greatest civilisations in history. I would love to see an Iranian interview the queen of England in such a fashion. If only I could apologise on behalf of the West.
Least of all him. He bought lies for over 20 years. Their vassal suddenly believed he was more than the position they had put him in in the first place.
Yes well, he did change everything in Iran, through his utter miscalculations, ego and stupidity he ruined an entire county. Iran will recover in time, because her people are strong and intelligent, and God willing they will never stand for another corrupt monarchy, nor another bunch of thieving mullahs. Democracy is their only way forward now. Iranians stop worshipping everything that glitters and get real. Govern yourselves!
@@douchelick7263 there is no god but there are gods like governments of USA and UK. they let those disgusting islamic puppets rule IRAN just because of Oil and ... . but yeah they are evil gods. GOODNESS ALWAYSE LOSEs . and SHAH was a good person. good more than his people deserve it.
@@LivingLegendMe They've been trying to do that since 1906, when the Czar of Russia invaded with 15,000 soldiers and forced them to disband their first democratically elected parliament. I don't know why you accuse the Iranians of "worshipping everything that glitters". It seems pretty insulting given what they're going through these days (e.g., 1500 demonstrators shot and killed within 60 days). Right now they're boycotting the presidential elections because over 90 candidates were not allowed on the ballot.
Without a democratic government in exile, Iran is doomed to a return of the corrupt Pahlavi's, who look like saints when compared with the current regime. In reality they were little better. Violent, secret police, torture, Evin Prison. You name it. I have the deepest admiration for those who demonstrate and put their lives on the line in fighting the current regime. God Speed to them. But Persians should be very careful when they glamorise the Shah. Those that do not remember history are doomed to repeat it. A democratic Iran is the way forward. Not a return to male dominated fascist regimes, however they present themselves to be, highly intelligent or exceedingly stupid. Both relied/reply on violence to remain in power, and not on the democratic will of the people. Iran desperately needs a democratic government in exile, because their day is coming, and it is coming fast. Take heart Iran, but for heaven's sake, be prepared this time, because currently there is a void..a total power vacuum, just crying out for yet another dictator.
@@LivingLegendMewhat do you mean by "democracy is the way forward"? i mean, we could see someone leading a fascist coup against the government like allende did in 1973.
He was a mere puppet and a vassal who would have nothing without his American and British masters. It took over 20 years for this "genius" to understand he had been a sucker and conned by foreign powers. Prime Minister Mossadeq wanted to nationalize Iranian oil to benefit the *Iranian people* first and foremost. But he was overthrown in a coup by western powers (you know who). These same powers also made sure your "genius Shah" and the cult behind him was used to control the people while he unwittingly sold them out. A genius would have had the wits, strategic thinking and reforms to transform his country. The only thing this tyrant had was brute force and big promises. His secret police imprisoned and tortured anybody who said even the slightest critical thing of him and his politics. Some hero. Once he understood that he had played out his role for his masters and could no longer control his own people he suddenly changed his tune and tried to appear as if he cared about them more than anything. Whether he really did or not is irrelevant, what matters is that he was too inept to do anything about it. The "king" lived an opulent life in which he flaunted his wealth when most of his people lacked basic commodities. A modern day Medieval king solely relying on the cult behind him. Well that cult had ran its course by the 70's and he tried to overcompensate by throwing gargantuan parties to win people of the world over.
@@paulallen8109 Your knowledge seems a bit incomplete. The Shah watched the British kidnap his father, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, and take him to South Africa, where he died under mysterious circumstances. Then they put him on the throne with a stern warning. To offset the British influence, he tried to cultivate the Americans. Mossadeq the Iranian politician was doing fine until he dissolved the parliament and announced, at the height of the Red Scare in 1953, that he was going to deal with the British oil boycott by selling Iran's oil to Stalin. Visions of Stalin's tanks invading western Europe scared the crap out of certain people, and they sent Kip Roosevelt to overthrow him. The Shah made a colossal mistake circa 1964 when he was about to execute Khomeini and allowed a general to talk him out of it. Fifteen years later, as the Shah was dying of cancer, betrayed by his own doctor, a cabal of westerners backed Khomeini and after Khomeini took over, millions of people died needlessly. At one point in 1988, Khomeini's government killed 81,000 prisoners in 90 days, all of them socialists. And the general who saved Khomeini's life? Khomeini had him executed about 90 days after he took over.
Pedrom Radman --- I don't know if he was one of the smartest rulers of the world, that praise is perhaps too high. However, I feel that I have a good judgement of people and that this man is a true ruler who seems to have had his people's welfare in mind. I believe he seems especially intelligent to many because in comparison to many modern leaders, he is one of the few who was not a sellout/prostitute. He seems to me to have an appropriate amount of intelligence for a man in the position of a hereditary monarch.
And without oil, Iran would be totally bankrupt. With the shah stealing billions Iran was practically bankrupt too, but nobody could mention that. The people were starving under his insane rule. The masses dressed in rags and ate out of garbage bins. He pretended they didn't exist.
Iran deserves far better than sad sacks such as yourself, kiss asses, longing for the return of the useless corrupt Pahlavis, who were just a bunch of peasants - nothing royal about them whatsoever.
Norma Desmond ARE YOU FOR REAL???? There are two possibilities with you. First is you know nothing about SHAH at all, and second one is you could be one of the looser people who couldn’t stand up watching a country flying in progress and wanted him dead.
Ask the countless thousands who were tortured and murdered in his prisons about his intelligence. A corrupt and weak monster, who ran away with billions in oil money on two 747's, leaving his entire cabinet to take the brunt of his crimes. Iran must rise to the challenge of liberty and democracy, and not to Ayatollahs or the failed, CIA backed Pahlavis. Iran's future lies not in hero worshiping one man, i.e., a Shah or an Ayatollah, but in governing themselves. The days of elevating tyrants are over, and if Iranians cannot see this, then they are doomed to repeat history.
@@LivingLegendMe you can not possibly compare his tortures with Ayatollah's who rape 16 year old girls then executed them to be in compliance with Islam. the ? is who is more Susceptible to reform or progress, Freedom was never free or fast even if you had it once you must pay again to get it back, and remember how you lost it to never lose it again. There is a good reason for keeping your Gun and not giving it up to any Government so you never pay the price you are paying today.
You are simply comparing twin evils. There is no lessor evil dictatorship. They are all the same. The distillation of power into a few hands is a very dangerous thing. Iran's future lies in the rule of democratic law, and NOT in the worshipping of (male) figureheads, nor of a return to fear of Savak torture facilities such a Emin Prison (burn it to the ground) and mass enforced compliance. Iranians are not human robots, destined to live with Stockholm Syndrome. The future is coming to Iran faster than anyone imagines, and Iranians should be ready with a far better plan for their future than just another majestic western puppet.
This man should have been immortal Emperor of Iran, imagine how great Iran would have been had he still lived. We Poles too were betrayed by the British. Greetings from Lehistan Persian brothers, hopefully Iran will rise again. Long live the Shah! Long live Pahlavi!
Thank you for your kind words, brother. I cannot wait for the mullahs to get ousted so that we could form a combined global coalition against the genocidal bear to your east
+Moh'd Saidely our culture is not made of kneeling and bowing dogs. Our culture is rose same "idiot fire worshippers" you say. Now look at how much better we Persians have been compared to you culturally Islamic Arabs. We've always been better and always will be, with and without Islam.
My dear Shah has been cheated by the west. My Shah was a Patriot and he was the Motor of iranian Progress and prosperity. But British and americans just because of OIL helped Khomeini to overthrow him. My dear Shah rest in peace. JAVID SHAH
People think Khomeini was a good patriot and Reza Pahlavi only a puppet...but the late 70's Shah was a patriot and an Iranian,Khomeini was only a puppet and an Arabized traitor-
The shah had been placed forcefully to succeed his father and when he fled, he came back with the help of Inelegance Agencies from all over the world.(C.I.A, Mossad etc). (imprisoned Khomeni and later exiled him) What "you" need: 1. learn how to read and write. 2. Dont make strong statements out of personal/past experiences that linger around yourself I dont take sides, im not even from Iran :-)
Once Khomeni came in power (1979) the West sent you a Demon named Saddam Hussein (1980). Im not stating Khomeni is good, but dont say hes a western puppet lol, makes you look illiterate. Khomenini may have been a soviet puppet, but at least his aim and the man before him "Mossadegh" ; wanted Iranian Oil to be "Nationalised" rather than remaining "Privatised" to BP (British Petroleum). lol..."British Petroleum", not Iranian Petroleum. I am a Sunni Iraqi that doesn't even have a single Persian friend and I without a doubt support a "Free Persia".
Shaima Albloushy they were stupid to overthrow him. Eventually Iran would have become a democracy with a constitutional monarchy. He did stand up to the west but not in the same way the fundamentalist did. Britain and America should have helped him more. Had they have known what the mullahs were going to do to Iran and the Iranian people and how they would destroy all their interest in Iran I.e oil Britain and America would have helped the shah. Ronald Reagan spoke of his regret and said how he admired the shah.
A reporter asks questions, he is not there to debate. His job is to simply get the responses, so that the audience can get a picture about the interviewed person.
mil M Well, that's not true, is it? He even is a bit ugly to be true. But he was really a great men. I wish he could have ruled his Country longer. Iran would be a lot better.
maarij hassan Hate more I am not gonna talk to you the way you talked to me and Iranians my friend :) because I came from an advanced Civilization with a rich culture and and because of that I am thought not to argue with low people filled with envy and hate
This is one of the more recent releases of the the Shah's interviews. It was not available to public for years. The late Shah reveals very clearly his position in the world order of mid 70s, where Iran served as an icon of the geopolitical balance of the region and beyond and also the importance Iran served in the world economy. His insights, advices to west and most importantly the Great Britain is bravely delivered. He is merely asking for fairness in the trades of oil contracts with the west. He portraits a world where his beloved country sells the oil to the international market at fair prices and demands in return fair treatment, something he and Iran did not receive. It is no longer a secret nor a conspiracy that the overthrowing his monarchy was not just over a speech president Carter made while visiting Iran in 1977 demanding the majesty for the improvement of the human rights condition in Iran. It was about ripping off an old oil contract which no longer the leader of the country did not see fit to the benefits of his countrymen. Is it not that any fair leader should do that while serving his or her country? Long Live the spirit of the the Imperial Majesty, King of Kings, Shahanshah Aryamehr
You are half right and half deluded. He lost control of a population that was tired of his tyranny. They were tired of poverty and lack of opportunity. Tired of having to pay his family backhanders. Tired of the corruption and state brutality. He ruled by fear of his secret police. When people lost fear of that, it was over for him.
The revolution produced a terrible result, but don't apologise for your parents. Change was longed for. The oil money was vanishing into overseas bank accounts and poverty and corruption was endemic.
Don't apologise for the revolution. Nobody could imagine what would follow. Iran now needs a democratic government in exile so that never happens again.
I lived in Iran in 1975-76, it was a beautiful country, I think Shah Pahlavi was one of the best leader in the world and I am so sorry for the Iranians
One of the reason why his western allies turned their backs on him after the revolution. He was putting an end to exploitation in the Oil market and pushing for further nationalization not only for Iran but other oil producing countries.
@@LivingLegendMe Oil prices going up meant benefit for OPEC countries. Western Oil companies were exploiting the oil rich countries for years since WW2 ended until nationalization started in those countries.
@@LivingLegendMe you are wrong and OP Is correct. The shah refused to prolong the consortium agreement(because it was obviousely made by exploitative means) which would mean fully nationalization of Iranian oil. The western devils owned 50% of the shares of Iranian oil, so they definitely did not like that...
Newsflash. The Allies were the cause of the revolution. They and many of Shah's top Generals, and that's easily traced by who was in Iran in the weeks leading up to the revolution. It was an easy job because the entire country was sick of him and his odious Savak. What followed no Iranian had counted on.Power vacuums are dangerous things. And here we are, back to square one, only this time not backed by the West....so the people will suffer and suffer to clean up their country. Again a dangerous power vacuum. Wishing you well.
@@Q80Warlock you’re 100% right. And that’s why the Shah knew what the UK and the US were up to, long before the rest of us did. He knew because the West did the same thing when Mossadegh tried to nationalize the oil in 1952-1953. Both men tried in their own ways to help Iran and the Iranian people progress and emerge into the modern era, with all the opportunities and benefits it affords. The reason most Iranians are literate, college educated or higher, and have access to hospitals all come from one name: Pahlavi. I’ll never forgive my adopted country (US) for what they’ve done to us for the past century. Long live IRAN 💚🤍❤️🦁☀️
He was to intelligent and far to powerfull that's why they organised the coup against him. Yes Khomeini was an agent of the CIA, the ISI and the British Secret Service.
@Waleed ah please shut up you nonsense clueless; what you know about Shah of Iran and the concept of liberalization he was trying to bring at his time? You are one another brainwashed with your brain filled with full ofbshit
@Waleed you still better shut up...how can you say those words easily while people of iran are suffering under a crippled economy...dollar too expensive that they cant do anything...great power my ass while they cant put up a great prosperity for their own people...they are just putting more pressure on the back of the people day by day...its a bless?what bless? everything we got is before the revolution and you are saying a bless? you know nothing so stay out of it
@@jackjohnson7396 Well they did try bully Iran into lowering their oil prices which failed then had help from the UK to implement a repressive Islamic regime. The more you know eh.
Patrick McCarron It was FAR from a paradise BEFORE 1979. DO you honestly thing the revolution happened in a vacuum in which people were happy and content with their lives??
My king, you will remain in our memory forever. I may not have seen you but I know you were a real patriot, a person who loved his country and his people. All western countries tried to destroy my country and Iranian civilization to stay in power much longer, so they found you the one who was on their way. I hope your soul rest in peace and your memory be blessed. ♥️
Shah was the most educated patriotic leader in the region of alltime. He spoke 5 languages and helped Iran from a country with no borders, economy or military into a giant economic, military and industrial power. His deeds were amazing interms of the world political powers putting pressure on him.
My the late King was a true patriot. R.I.P. I miss H.I.M so much. Since we lost him we lost our dignity and the face in the whole world. Damn to carter, britain and france........
+mmary952 no no no. I was taking about someone talking bad about the Shah. No way would I view the Shah a traitor. He was a man who loved Iran and wanted it to prosper. I admire and idolize him. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm Persian myself
The Persian Tenor is actually my other account. I'm pro Shah too. What I wrote "traitor and backstabber" was to those who betrayed the shah. Thanks for understanding Mary Jan :)
He understood the political chessboard far more than he understood his own country, and thus he became increasingly isolated from the reality of his tenuous situation. If Iran was a family, the Pahlavis were its black sheep, covered in jewels and self delusion. They were hardly more popular than the current regime, and used much the same tactics.
@@marmary5555 They were hardly a dynasty. However, whilst in power they were extremely wealthy, and excaped with a lot of their wealth intact. Whereas most people have to make their wealth or inherit it, they did neither. They lived on the oil wealth of Iran that basically did not belong to them, and siphoned off as much as they wished, whilst poverty reigned as the real supreme head of Iran. The daughter who lived at Brown's Hotel, London for years, and suicided there, had a nightly bill of 2,500 sterling for her suite. Shah's ex-wife Soroya lived in splendor for the rest of her life thanks to the massive settlement agreement. Farah has lived in comparative luxury for decades as does her remaining son, despite being robbed of $6m some years back. Nice work if you can get it.
Such a great guy. It's approved that everyone loves him in Iran. There is an ancient phrase in Persian: "In the homeland of kings, King will never die"
Iran need democracy, not bloody kings or Ayatollahs or any kind of other despots. At this stage a Queen might be a good idea, considering how brave and beautiful Iranian women are leading the pushback.
***** agree 100% about not generalizing... but the shah's change was necessary to modernize iran. before the Pahlavis, Iran was most underdevloped, women were not expected to be educated. The shah changed all of that and gave Iranians respect on a world stage. His authoritarian-style leadership was necessary to bring Iran up to par with the rest of the world. What I don't understand, and perhaps you can help me by explaining to me, is why are so many Iranians so devout to islam when traditionally Persians weren't muslims - only after the arabs invaded some 1400 years ago, they forced everyone to convert to islam and knowing this today, the people got rid of the shah and went back to that? I would understand replacing the shah with a more progressive/left wing government, but why the Iranians wanted an Islamic republic I find hard to understand.
yakikadafi We believed that we were important, and we were changing something. We believed all the lies coming out of Khomeini's shit mouth. What a mistake.
Because political Islam is pure cancer. Once Islam is put into power it wants to control everything and I mean everything. Every sector of a state and a society have to bend for the religion. Secularism is the only hope. It also hurts to see how leftist activist in the west support Islamists in their interests while they actually are their biggest enemies. Islamists always claim that Islam is the most peaceful religion and intend to mark any critique against Islam as Islamophobia.
i can see pain and sadness in his eyes... much better having a shah than radical islamic regime. Inequality is not something you can eliminate simply by overthrowing the monarchy. At least Iran was progressing back then. Now it has gone backwards by 80 years at least. I wish one day peace in the middle east can be restored and religions that promote aggression and suppression of women will disappear forever and i live to see this day happens.
Did you go in your life in the middle east ?(except saudi arabia) Did you see the cultures living there ?Did you live by them to write a comment like that ?
iranian people are proud of him ... and our fathers are ashamed of what they did and how they were fooled by western media like bbc (( let me add that we dont have any problems with brtish people only the government i personaly have learned a great deal from the people ))
They are proud of him now. They weren't proud of him then. The only reason for this stupid adoration is the contrast between him and what Iran has fallen to. Shah and his family are entirely responsible for that. They wouldn't listen, they lived in a Savak protected fairytale, whist the vast majority of Iranians starved, and students were tortured in Even prison on electric beds. And that's the hard truth. Yes, he gave out bits of land in his White Revolution BS, but only when he absolutely had no choice. He was very intelligent, but out of touch entirely with Iranians. This corrupt and backward regime will also fall. What are Iranians doing about the vacuum that will then result. Stop adoring all the decayed glitter and think ahead.
@@LivingLegendMe who the hell are you, spreading all this ridiculous nonsense in your comments? Did a Persian guy dump you or something? I’m gonna take a deep breath and try to be nice, because it’s the Christian thing to do. I’m not even a monarchist, never have been not even for a single day. But i do know my history. I was born in Iran, most of my family is still there, and I’ve been back there myself. And I know that everything good about modern Iran began with one word: *Pahlavi.* Please take your ignorance that you’re passing off as insight, and find some other people to harass. Because we won’t stand for it, especially not now.
Dear Maryam, although you may, just like the Mullahs, consider opposing views as harrasement, this is a forum for everyone, and not just those that you agree with . The beauiful and bloody brave girls, women (and men) demonstrating now on the deadly streets of Iran do not want an empty glitter sack of a Shah back - who clung to power via his infamous Savak, they want DEMOCRACY. And when they achieve it, because they will eventually, the hope is that they get to play a leading role in a FREE Iran, and one that is perhaps less male dominated than the history of modern Iran has been, to no great success. And freedom means, getting to say what you want. Now take another deep breath, because your evident emotionalism is cloudIng your logic.
Well, he’s the Shah, what do you expect? Obviously he had to know English really well for diplomatic reasons as a world leader. He was a very well educated man. Asides from his native Persian and English, he fluently spoke French and German too.
@@alkha4711 he was a pilot aswell...you cant even imagine when khomeini got in power...he didnt know english...country got in dictator terrorist hands...thanks to UK and carter for ruining my country...btw its 2021 lemme tell you that islamic republic is responsible for afghanistan downfall because they supported taliban
@@LivingLegendMe there is no luck for this country and never been...according to the history there was always a chaos in iran and still is...from the regime or government or even foreign countries even religion
@@exolix9163 Take heart. That is not at all the truth. In the Tohah God himself said that Persia is a iight to the Word and Cyrus, although he did not know God, was his beloved Messiah, although Cyrus did not know him. The recent history of Iran makes many dispair, but have faith...And look this up on You Tube. You don't have to be anything, let alone Christian, to be most loved and protected by the most almighty, although all seems so dark at present. God has a plan for Iran and for its people . This episode is just a blink in history. Stay solid. Every country goes thorugh this. Persians love to place blame elsewhere. But they have lost nothing. Through suffering they will become perfect. During Shah's generation most were corrupt and degenerate, as with with Mullahs. Same thing, different day. Love God. Love not religion.
@@exolix9163 Take heart. That is not at all the truth. In the Tohah God himself said that Persia is a iight to the Word and Cyrus, although he did not know God, was his beloved Messiah, although Cyrus did not know him. The recent history of Iran makes many dispair, but have faith...And look this up on You Tube. You don't have to be anything, let alone Christian, to be most loved and protected by the most almighty, although all seems so dark at present. God has a plan for Iran and for its people . This episode is just a blink in history. Stay solid. Every country goes thorugh this. Persians love to place blame elsewhere. But they have lost nothing. Through suffering they will become perfect. During Shah's generation most were corrupt and degenerate, as with with Mullahs. Same thing, different day. Love God. Love not religion.
@@exolix9163 No look, People there are protesting, Like 10 or 15 maybe 5 years ago the regime was almost put out of power because 3 or 5 million people protested, Its sad for what the UK has done to iran
Great comeback against the interviewer, the Shah was such a intelligent and articulate man, I wish the whole revolution never happened and he remained in power
He was an international conspirator. He worked with the CIA to be the imposed leader of Iran, deposing a democratically elected government of Mosaddegh.
May those who helped overthrow this man and the last dynasty out of power suffer for rest of their lives and be miserable for destroying such an amazing glorifying country at the time. Amen.
Little he knew the big dragon of Britain will do anything to keep its power. Great man with great ideas for his own country, look at Iran now and you'd see the consequences of losing such an intelligent leader.
I don't know if he was that critical, made a lot of sense. The reporter asks some dumb questions. Why should a poor Iranian care about a Brit paying more for fuel, losing his job, just like ur average Brit doesn't care about Irans economy.
I only knew Shah of Iran from media when I was a little girl, he lived extravagantly as a King so he might be arrogant but now when I am old enough to see things with clarity , I think the man was clever and bold to defy the British monarchy for the sake of his country. Now we know who provoked the area to protect their entity , all countries must kneel to the western powers in order to serve them as slaves not as peers.
Everyone of us is born with a ability to differentiate between right and wrong. Sometimes however, our desires and greed overpowers and suppress it. He was installed by the west as we all know by now, to serve their interests. But when his conscience awoke, he was of no use to them rather a danger to their interests, so they got rid of him, like so many similar dictators in recent history we all know so well.
it pains me to see the sadness in the shah's eyes he was an amazing ruler as far as i know and i feel the spirit of a person even if it is through old images and this MAN fought loved by his country he did so much for iran he got it out of love to your nation.
It’s how they tried to gaslight us, thinking the Shah and all Iranians were just Arabs living in the desert - not the Aryan emperors we are, with a history of civilization and culture spanning thousands and thousands of years. To this day: the United States government and the American people don’t know a damn thing about Iran.
@@MaryamofShomalcouldn't have said it better. It reminds me of the condescending Mike Wallace interviews with the Shah. Horrible. Someone should make a reaction video about those horrifying interviews
Thank you to M. Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran! You are a great man, and you proudly used your benevolence and intellect in the service of your people and your mission. R. I. P.!
Spot on when he asks the Shah " Do you think as your country gets more prosperous, you'll be able to restrain the demands of your people for more of the kind of democracy we have in Britain". So right he was
British didn't like what they heard. The Shah sounded very confident and genuine , sounded like a leader whom his interests were for Iranian people and to improve Iran to become among top ten nations in the world in a near future, They saw that clearly that he wasn't going to be their puppet anymore and that's why they decided "his time is over and he has to go" They destroyed him and they put Khomaini in power. Now Islamic government knows how to stay in power. They know as long as they give away our oil for free and do what the master says no one can destroy them. So far they've been around longer than the entire Pahlavi's empire and they probably last a lot longer.
How the hell do I have the idea? Well that's because I am educated and aware of what happened. I am not the only one, the world is aware of what happened. Shah increased the prices of oil because the west were not making things cheaper for middle eastern countries since the beginning, so the US and UK did not like Shah's orders to increase oil prices and therefore did not want him to rule the country any more and silently backed Khomeini up. In the first place if they wanted Shah to stay, they would have kicked Khomeini out. The US brought Shah back once before when he was about to step down as king.
+Shah Vand + janner Ortiz, Showdown at Doha: The Secret Oil Deal That Helped Sink the Shah of Iran. ...until now scholars have been unable to access documents that could shed light on the inner workings of the relationship between senior US of cials and the Shah of Iran, whom Henry Kissinger lauded as “that rarest of leaders, an unconditional ally, and one whose understanding of the world enhanced our own.” masoudbehnoud.com/weblog/s2.pdf
@@aidenw207 Yep they overthrew the shah, add sanctions, get cheap oil from the Arabs cause they bent over unlike the shah, get even cheaper oil on the black market, have control over the region add Isis, Taliban to maintain choose and more prophet. Oh hi Iraq we are to help you, while we are here we shall grab oil as well, just a little bit. Iran would have been glorious today, if shah remained in power, it would have had the best economy and military power in the middle east and top 5 in the world. Such a shame a beautiful country will all these natural resources such sucked out, pissed away and just shit on all because of greedy assholes who couldn't contain their ego.
As soon as Shah declare that Iran's gonna be powerful in the next 10 years uk and us made Ayatollah Khomeny takes over the Iran and made revelution against Shah...Shah Shouldn't have said that...
My the late King was a true patriot. R.I.P. I miss H.I.M so much. Since we lost him we lost our dignity and the face in the whole world. Damn to carter, britain and france........
The USA and Europe supported Islamic to get rid of him because he didn't want Iran to be a Client State, after watching him I have much respect for him and and the current Government for being Independent and advancing in many areas
I'm conflicted about him. He reminds me a bit of President Mubarak of Egypt: kind of outspoken and independent, kind of obedient to the West, sort of nationalistic but also kleptocratic. It's like those two men want to be good patriotic independent leaders, but had to face the reality of Western power and the need to obey it.
You are correct but I think both Mubarak and the Shah and to certain extent Sadat all wanted to do things to improve their countries but were not aware how ignorant and lacking in leadership they were. All you have to do is listen to interview and the Shah's replies that sound totally tone deaf considering the intended audience.
riadhk Good point about their capabilities. Also, I don't know about the Shah's family and inner circle, but Mubarak atleast had a wife and two sons that were far worst than him.
Who brought those officials around them? Were they appointed by anyone other than the Shah? As king of kings he's responsible for everything that happens under his rule, both good and bad.
Brilliant, Palavi thought himself not to be a stooge of the West, yet was completely drawn into the self-serving ideology of Monarchism, just like Great Britain!
he was a man before his time as a kid in the 70s we were in awe of this man telling the british where to stick it, being from new Zealand to Australian parents both countries whose citizens had been nothing but canon fodder for world wars
True my father is a staunch Iranian monarchist and says when the king was around there was more freedom and we were rapidly growing economically and technologically and when the revolution happened he the witnessed the murder of a women who did not cover her body and he was disgusted by this and whenever he came to Iran he would say why are the infrastructure practically the same as in 1978 it a matter of corruption the ayatollah exploit the economy for their own wealth while when the monarchy was around we were helping people who were illiterate and make life better for the average Iranian so I would also say I am also a monarchist a absolute one as that
+Ali Ghahremani So true, Thatcher once blamed Shah for his position was not clear against USSR. She asked him "what are you a socialist or capitalist? you claim being our friend while you have transferred 49% of the factory shares to the workers of the factory!"
"THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH"!!! May this be a lesson to all that you should not go against the British! He was too Complacent and felt invincible and thought he can stand up against everyone; just like Xerxes, History repeating itself!
+persianson5000 The irony is you're correct. Britain has been the single most important diplomatic nation for the past 300 years and continues to be the world's "middle man". The UK sold Pahlavi an entire modernised army, maintained him with grants, built his oil industry, and put him in power to replace his idiot of a father, Reza. People talk about oil as if it belongs to one nation - it doesn't; it belongs to the global economy, to me, to you, to all of us. For anyone to say "I will destroy oil prices" is the same as saying "I will destroy the world economy". No they won't; they will be removed from power and replaced by someone less stupid, less greedy. Compare the British Commonwealth to the state of the current collapsed American Empire. You see a gigantic difference: the former nations of the British Empire are glad to be partners in the Commonwealth, they're countries investing in progress and stability, and are generally nations which are working together whatever the problems. Now look at America's empire: Islamic terror, Arab Spring, a Latin America swamped with cocaine, and an Iraq torn apart by massacre...while Israel sits there planning its next target. The Shah made the ultimate error - he chose American money instead of British stability. I have no doubt that if he had taken the advice of the British from 1965 onward his family might now be constitutional monarchs in a stable, democratic, free Iran. Instead its yet another American disaster zone, just like Egypt, Iraq, Libya, etc etc etc etc... The British Empire was not an age of joy and cake, but it was certainly the last period of sustained harmony in global trade and politics. By 1910 India, a nation the size of a continent, was controlled with only 15,000 British soldiers. How? Investment, education, political stability, law, and no tolerance for religious violence. We rush to judge the Empire from our cosy 2016 world view, but if we want to find a period of slaughter and mayhem we need to look at the period from 1939 to the present day - the era of modern history when American influence gained the upper hand and the world lost its sense of purpose. Pahlavi was just another casualty of that madness.
+TodayFreedom Sometimes we need to look at ourselves and take the blame instead of Blaming others. There is a saying "those of us who don't learn from history are forever condemned to repeat it". Throughout modern history people of non-European background have had a special Penchant for the British- Mainly because of the way they conduct themselves and also the palenesss of the skin and their marketing ability convincing they are the best in the world(Britain is the Brain and America is the Brawn). Britain is still the most respected and desired country in the world and they have taken all the positive things around the world and have made it their own and contributed to a large number of inventions and innovations.
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This interview was what, 40 years ago?? Britain still has the same problems now that the Shah was explaining back then.
Yes. but Shah had forgotten that even without resolving their own problems they can still thrive by interfering others' nation lives including his.
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The British PEOPLE not the government! the government don't give a shit about their ppl... they start revolutions in other countries such as Iran for them not to go "bankrupt" and decrease such "problems"...
Your leadership today is just as good and oppose the same zionists that he opposed. Don’t be ungrateful. Your leaders are far more honest than those in the west who wage war for Israel.
thats because Britain is enslaved by the Jew
I'm british and i know this man the shah speaks the truth and speaks very well.
The BBC arrogance comes out worse in this interview.
Because he had nothing to fear...
@@Rayblondie Mi 6 most (99.9999999%) Expats (Europeans and Americans that work abroad) and international news reporters are intelligence
@@apogaliev2939
" Charles Darwin revealed how evolution works, but not what it really means.
Evolution is no longer just a theory; it has been proven true beyond a reasonable doubt. "
Book starts out with a lie , Evolution has not been proven in fact disproven if anything .
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This gentleman was and will always be the elegance, poise and vision of Iran, all gathered in one person. Since he left the regime, there is only drama, crimes, injustice and fear. Rest in peace Sir, you deserve your grace
WoW! He was SO HONEST and WELL INFORMED about world affairs and how to deal w/ colonial powers... no wonder in the end nearly all the so called "allies" betrayed him...
Yes it is truly tragic. There are many layers of tragedy involved in the story. My father is Persian and I recently set myself the task of figuring out what actually happened in that crazy time. So far this is what I've got:
His father Reza Shah senior rose to power while commanding a Cossack unit of the British forces (and at the will of the British). He was a simple man with a humble background. He made some unfortunate deals with a British oil speculator, though he did manage to negotiate in Persia's behalf to an extent. He maintained the status quo of the land-owning Khans and grew opium for the British. He did enforced western clothing and encouraged women's rights. I believe he actually outlawed the hijab at one point. He allowed the British to employ some of their devilish tactics in his country, but overall I believe he truly tried to do right by Iran as best he could with his background. He was overthrown shortly after declaring neutrality at the beginning of WWII. British and Soviet forces invaded via land, sea and air. He was forced to abdicate and was replaced by his son the Crown Prince Reza Shah.
The Shah of Iran, as he is most known, is now considered a controversial and outspoken figure. Westerners and Persians have very strong opinions of this man to this day. He cooperated openly with the British and Americans and actively tried to westernize and secularize Iran. As far as I know, he basically did as he was told during the first years of his reign. 10 years later he lost favor when Mossadegh was taken out of power in project AJAX. Mossadegh was popular because of progressive outlooks and nationalizing the oil industry in Iran.
And this... is when it gets touchy and opinions of the man seem to split drastically. Some say that he began a tyrannical totalitarian regime enforced by fear instilled through his vicious SAVAK Intel Agency. The record goes to show that he started to crack down on the opium trade, negotiate for higher oil prices and demanded the Geo-political respect that Iran deserved among his trade partners. His interviews are testaments to his conviction and charisma. I am sure that many innocent Iranians faced injustice under his regime, as in many other countries. I like to think that his hand was forced into these ruthless political tactics due to the immense espionage and infiltration pressure from Western intel agencies. For better or worse, revolution was invoked and the Shah was forced into exile.
Now for the Revolution. I personally believe it was engineered by CIA/MI6/Mossad to achieve multiple objectives:
First: To over-throw the Shah, who was increasing in military and economic power, and was demanding mutual respect upon the geo-political stage. We all know how the British felt about this at the time.
Second: To radicalize the young generation of Persians and install a radically anti-western regime that could be used to demonize Iran/Islam in the western press.
Third: Psychological warfare on the entire region via the Iran/Iraq War. Iran had a strong military as a result of buying up Vietnam era hardware with oil money and I maintain that Khomeini was a western agent. Saddam wasn't exactly installed, but he was allowed to come to power and subsequently fed military intel and resources when it was convenient for the West. The intent of the war was not just to terrorize Iran and Iraq through the murder of the youth. It was to disrupt the geo-political cohesiveness of the Muslim world, specifically between Shia and Sunni. This was just one of many continued methods used to destabilize the region.
Fourth: I believe Iran was set up to be used as a source of black budget funds in exchange for arms and as a means of injecting weapons into the region.
I don't know what's going on after that. It seems pretty shady the way Rasfahani basically elected Khamenei to supreme leader. Geo-politically speaking, I like some of the things that Ahmedinejad said. But he was over zealous to a point of suspicion. I wonder if he too was installed as a means of demonizing Iran/Islam. I understand that Ahmedinejad was and the Mullahs are an oppressive regime and my heart weeps for the people of Iran. As an American I promise you that you do not want American westernism in your country. It is a fleeting and in-genuine way of life. You want true sovereignty and independence, not the facade that we Americans live under today. I hope that the reason for the Mullah's harsh rule is to fight off infiltration from further western agents and not simply to oppress the people.
Juan Smithe Interesting, my father is also from Iran and I set the same mission or task for myself as you. I used to always be ashamed of my country and origin because the only thing i saw from it was the oppresive islamist government. People in my age barley know what it is anymore other than a country full of islamists, You might also have experienced this due to you living in America. Anyway, I thought things were always like that in Iran, Until i started digging and now i finally understand that before the islamic republic, Iran was one of the greatest countries that one not only could but should be proud of. Too bad that ill never experience such great country unless another revolution happends in Iran.
Yeah. I was talking to a family friend who was there during the revolution. He says that the current government is horribly corrupt. You can only be well off if you are somehow connected to the regime by blood or business. He also said that 80% of people who overthrew the Shah feel like they made a terrible mistake. He's not defending the Shah necessarily, but most people believe he would have been better for Iran than the revolution. Of course, Mossadegh would be the first choice but who knows what he would have done.
Yes, and they made sure he was out of power...
Esoteric Desi
درود بر خاندان پاک و ایران ساز پهلوی
My father was a part of the revolution.... he has never regretted anything more in his life. He and all of the people Back then were lied to and cheated to do it. I am sorry for my parents doings and I am so saddened to look at them when they think back to the times when Iran was the greatest country in the world.
Kian cent it’s not his nor is it your fault. They were brainwashed. It takes a lot of courage for your father to recognize it and a lot for yourself to make this post. There is still hope for change. As long as the people of Iran exist, and the county is still in existence, it can change.
You have the power to begin the process of returning the rightful heir and remove those who have forced your great country backwards and its people poor and hated by so many.
Same with mine uncles
Same with my parents. And almost 90% of the people who participated in that horrible "revolution" have regretted it.
@fu ck Actually The UK was the one who convinced the US
.... and then Iranians say that the Shah was "A western puppet" even though he clearly states that "for such a long time we have just been exploited"
Because he was ? He let Iran to be exploited . He may complain about it, but the fact is he was the guarantee of that exploitation. Why he cooperated with CIA to overthrow and arrest Mosaddegh and his government when he tried to nacionalize Iranian petroleum industry ?! Learn history of your own country, you fucking moron.
He was obviously young and Naive when he came to power after the overthrow of Mossadegh. However, once he was comfortable in his position he became fervent nationalist who wanted to leverage Iran’s resources for economic growth at the expense of the west. Consequently, the Western powers who put him there aided in his eventual demise. Iran will never be the same.
Very true. Do you remember me? I was in your discord and my name was production.
They fell for the British and other propaganda, and are simply repeating it.
@@user-eg6xu7cr8e Mosaddegh was a traitor and just another MI6 agent that Britain used to start the chaos in Iran.
"The people and their King are so close, that they feel as the member of the same family" My goodness how the Shah gave too much credit to the Iranian people, it's just so depressing. The amount of betrayal he must have felt in 79' must have been enormous. Haunting words.
The people were idiots and now they are gladly suffering..
when people are mad, they only focus on the negative, as if the next person will be perfect, creating a heaven or something, not willing to weigh the next person by the same standards as they do with the existing regime. Its sad cuz it is only a matter of education, and when the majority are uneducated, they can not make effective decisions, so next time, maybe put more towards educating your people than seeking power and control.
Lucas wysocki And where did you get that information from? Here is alittle history lesson. Shah had a contract with the US which started in the early 50s selling oil for $5 to $10 a barrel, are you with me so far?? This contract was going to expire in the mid 70s, so the US asked the Shah to extend the contract for another 30 years along with the same terms and price and Shah refused. So the US decided to start the propaganda machine that Shah is torturing his people... Carter and UK prime minister and Germany PM along with France president met at camp davis in the mid 70s (1977) and decided to fund $100 million to get rid of the Shah and support Khomeni and bring him into power..
Not sure if you are even Iranian or not, but majority of the youths in Iran and the ones that supported the Islamic crap revolution are now
regretting what they have done and they are hoping Shah son can save them. My take is why should his son even bother saving the Iranians in Iran when they backstabbed his father.
One more thing to educate you more, watch Iran Devolution on youtube. It is free knowledge!
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farsh cage You are very correct Farsh Cage, those meetings between those countries to discuss the Shah's end is very well-documented. You can't deny it. The idiots living in denial don't deserve to return to Iran or continue living in it if Monarchy returns
Thanks a lot, UK.
The arrogance of this interviewer is absolutely appauling. He seems to have forgtten he's speaking to a Monarch of one of the greatest civilisations in history. I would love to see an Iranian interview the queen of England in such a fashion.
If only I could apologise on behalf of the West.
Shahdad Shakeri Persians are the the greatest civilization in the world. they still dk wonderful things now to in iran.
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All good We Iranians have been always forgiving :)
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Iran should restore the Monarchy
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He was so right, nobody liked hearing the truth.
Least of all him. He bought lies for over 20 years. Their vassal suddenly believed he was more than the position they had put him in in the first place.
@@paulallen8109 'vassal' sure you didn't watch the video
That’s exactly why the UK and US overthrew him
@@AA-yo6yg i curse them everyday for ruining my country
You don't spit in the face of your benefactors. He thought he was being clever. His arrogance brought him down.
god bless his soul
he was about to change everything in iran
god bless his soul
Yes well, he did change everything in Iran, through his utter miscalculations, ego and stupidity he ruined an entire county. Iran will recover in time, because her people are strong and intelligent, and God willing they will never stand for another corrupt monarchy, nor another bunch of thieving mullahs. Democracy is their only way forward now. Iranians stop worshipping everything that glitters and get real. Govern yourselves!
@@douchelick7263 there is no god but there are gods like governments of USA and UK. they let those disgusting islamic puppets rule IRAN just because of Oil and ... . but yeah they are evil gods. GOODNESS ALWAYSE LOSEs . and SHAH was a good person. good more than his people deserve it.
@@LivingLegendMe They've been trying to do that since 1906, when the Czar of Russia invaded with 15,000 soldiers and forced them to disband their first democratically elected parliament.
I don't know why you accuse the Iranians of "worshipping everything that glitters". It seems pretty insulting given what they're going through these days (e.g., 1500 demonstrators shot and killed within 60 days). Right now they're boycotting the presidential elections because over 90 candidates were not allowed on the ballot.
Without a democratic government in exile, Iran is doomed to a return of the corrupt Pahlavi's, who look like saints when compared with the current regime. In reality they were little better. Violent, secret police, torture, Evin Prison. You name it. I have the deepest admiration for those who demonstrate and put their lives on the line in fighting the current regime. God Speed to them. But Persians should be very careful when they glamorise the Shah. Those that do not remember history are doomed to repeat it. A democratic Iran is the way forward. Not a return to male dominated fascist regimes, however they present themselves to be, highly intelligent or exceedingly stupid. Both relied/reply on violence to remain in power, and not on the democratic will of the people. Iran desperately needs a democratic government in exile, because their day is coming, and it is coming fast. Take heart Iran, but for heaven's sake, be prepared this time, because currently there is a void..a total power vacuum, just crying out for yet another dictator.
@@LivingLegendMewhat do you mean by "democracy is the way forward"? i mean, we could see someone leading a fascist coup against the government like allende did in 1973.
This guy was just a genius
I really miss him
He was a mere puppet and a vassal who would have nothing without his American and British masters. It took over 20 years for this "genius" to understand he had been a sucker and conned by foreign powers. Prime Minister Mossadeq wanted to nationalize Iranian oil to benefit the *Iranian people* first and foremost. But he was overthrown in a coup by western powers (you know who). These same powers also made sure your "genius Shah" and the cult behind him was used to control the people while he unwittingly sold them out.
A genius would have had the wits, strategic thinking and reforms to transform his country. The only thing this tyrant had was brute force and big promises. His secret police imprisoned and tortured anybody who said even the slightest critical thing of him and his politics. Some hero.
Once he understood that he had played out his role for his masters and could no longer control his own people he suddenly changed his tune and tried to appear as if he cared about them more than anything. Whether he really did or not is irrelevant, what matters is that he was too inept to do anything about it.
The "king" lived an opulent life in which he flaunted his wealth when most of his people lacked basic commodities. A modern day Medieval king solely relying on the cult behind him. Well that cult had ran its course by the 70's and he tried to overcompensate by throwing gargantuan parties to win people of the world over.
@@paulallen8109 Your knowledge seems a bit incomplete. The Shah watched the British kidnap his father, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, and take him to South Africa, where he died under mysterious circumstances. Then they put him on the throne with a stern warning. To offset the British influence, he tried to cultivate the Americans.
Mossadeq the Iranian politician was doing fine until he dissolved the parliament and announced, at the height of the Red Scare in 1953, that he was going to deal with the British oil boycott by selling Iran's oil to Stalin. Visions of Stalin's tanks invading western Europe scared the crap out of certain people, and they sent Kip Roosevelt to overthrow him.
The Shah made a colossal mistake circa 1964 when he was about to execute Khomeini and allowed a general to talk him out of it. Fifteen years later, as the Shah was dying of cancer, betrayed by his own doctor, a cabal of westerners backed Khomeini and after Khomeini took over, millions of people died needlessly. At one point in 1988, Khomeini's government killed 81,000 prisoners in 90 days, all of them socialists.
And the general who saved Khomeini's life? Khomeini had him executed about 90 days after he took over.
@@charlesperigord1599 excellently explained. Thank you! Finally the truth must come out
Charles Perigord , you nailed it. That was all correct 👍
Hey 😤 I think I would know, ok I’m Persian myself it’s just like saying trump is an ass which I’m sure some of you guys disagree with me on that
In some ways, his criticism of the UK is correct. In 2008, they did come close to bankruptcy. Interesting.
I'm telling you, this guy was one of the best and smartest rulers of the world.
Pedrom Radman --- I don't know if he was one of the smartest rulers of the world, that praise is perhaps too high. However, I feel that I have a good judgement of people and that this man is a true ruler who seems to have had his people's welfare in mind.
I believe he seems especially intelligent to many because in comparison to many modern leaders, he is one of the few who was not a sellout/prostitute. He seems to me to have an appropriate amount of intelligence for a man in the position of a hereditary monarch.
And without oil, Iran would be totally bankrupt. With the shah stealing billions Iran was practically bankrupt too, but nobody could mention that. The people were starving under his insane rule. The masses dressed in rags and ate out of garbage bins. He pretended they didn't exist.
Iran deserves far better than sad sacks such as yourself, kiss asses, longing for the return of the useless corrupt Pahlavis, who were just a bunch of peasants - nothing royal about them whatsoever.
Norma Desmond ARE YOU FOR REAL????
There are two possibilities with you. First is you know nothing about SHAH at all, and second one is you could be one of the looser people who couldn’t stand up watching a country flying in progress and wanted him dead.
You was best one for Iran and Iranian people.
Great man.R.I.P
he was a very interesting and intelligent man
A legend in his own lunchtime.
Now that is a Iranian talking.
Ask the countless thousands who were tortured and murdered in his prisons about his intelligence. A corrupt and weak monster, who ran away with billions in oil money on two 747's, leaving his entire cabinet to take the brunt of his crimes. Iran must rise to the challenge of liberty and democracy, and not to Ayatollahs or the failed, CIA backed Pahlavis. Iran's future lies not in hero worshiping one man, i.e., a Shah or an Ayatollah, but in governing themselves. The days of elevating tyrants are over, and if Iranians cannot see this, then they are doomed to repeat history.
@@LivingLegendMe you can not possibly compare his tortures with Ayatollah's who rape 16 year old girls then executed them to be in compliance with Islam. the ? is who is more Susceptible to reform or progress, Freedom was never free or fast even if you had it once you must pay again to get it back, and remember how you lost it to never lose it again. There is a good reason for keeping your Gun and not giving it up to any Government so you never pay the price you are paying today.
You are simply comparing twin evils. There is no lessor evil dictatorship. They are all the same. The distillation of power into a few hands is a very dangerous thing. Iran's future lies in the rule of democratic law, and NOT in the worshipping of (male) figureheads, nor of a return to fear of Savak torture facilities such a Emin Prison (burn it to the ground) and mass enforced compliance. Iranians are not human robots, destined to live with Stockholm Syndrome. The future is coming to Iran faster than anyone imagines, and Iranians should be ready with a far better plan for their future than just another majestic western puppet.
Imagine Iran without the Revolution being one of the five most prosperous countries. That would be wonderful.
this never happend and never will we persians always have to begrudge to see that day
@@exolix9163 You have no right to comment on behalf of all Iranians
Yes, if there was no revolution, this would definitely happen
@@shayantz2456 aha...you speak in a way like im not iranian myself...nonsense
i believe it will be great again, I'm persian/german, it will rise up again i just know it
This man should have been immortal Emperor of Iran, imagine how great Iran would have been had he still lived. We Poles too were betrayed by the British. Greetings from Lehistan Persian brothers, hopefully Iran will rise again. Long live the Shah! Long live Pahlavi!
Thank you for your kind words, brother. I cannot wait for the mullahs to get ousted so that we could form a combined global coalition against the genocidal bear to your east
I LOVE SHAH. he was our proud.
your proud should be islam, idiot fire worshippers
+Moh'd Saidely fuck you
+Moh'd Saidely fuck you and fuck your islam , we are iraninan not arabs
+Moh'd Saidely our culture is not made of kneeling and bowing dogs. Our culture is rose same "idiot fire worshippers" you say. Now look at how much better we Persians have been compared to you culturally Islamic Arabs. We've always been better and always will be, with and without Islam.
+Toriel GlobleTheater blame the UK and the US.
My dear Shah has been cheated by the west. My Shah was a Patriot and he was the Motor of iranian Progress and prosperity. But British and americans just because of OIL helped Khomeini to overthrow him. My dear Shah rest in peace. JAVID SHAH
People think Khomeini was a good patriot and Reza Pahlavi only a puppet...but the late 70's Shah was a patriot and an Iranian,Khomeini was only a puppet and an Arabized traitor-
JAVID SHAH PAYANDEH IRAN DOROOD BAR PADESHAHAN PAHLAVI.
The shah had been placed forcefully to succeed his father and when he fled, he came back with the help of Inelegance Agencies from all over the world.(C.I.A, Mossad etc). (imprisoned Khomeni and later exiled him)
What "you" need:
1. learn how to read and write.
2. Dont make strong statements out of personal/past experiences that linger around yourself
I dont take sides, im not even from Iran :-)
Once Khomeni came in power (1979) the West sent you a Demon named Saddam Hussein (1980).
Im not stating Khomeni is good, but dont say hes a western puppet lol, makes you look illiterate.
Khomenini may have been a soviet puppet, but at least his aim and the man before him "Mossadegh" ; wanted Iranian Oil to be "Nationalised" rather than remaining "Privatised" to BP (British Petroleum).
lol..."British Petroleum", not Iranian Petroleum.
I am a Sunni Iraqi that doesn't even have a single Persian friend and I without a doubt support a "Free Persia".
Khosro Fravahar Very well said brother.
.... omg I cant stop admiring reza shah palavi... his English is so refined and pure unlike the current Iranian representatives
His English seems to be better than most living in Britain today lol
He spoke French too
Shaima Albloushy they were stupid to overthrow him.
Eventually Iran would have become a democracy with a constitutional monarchy.
He did stand up to the west but not in the same way the fundamentalist did. Britain and America should have helped him more. Had they have known what the mullahs were going to do to Iran and the Iranian people and how they would destroy all their interest in Iran I.e oil Britain and America would have helped the shah.
Ronald Reagan spoke of his regret and said how he admired the shah.
This is Mohammad Reza, his son
He was schooled in Britain.
I didn’t know Phil Leotardo could be so soft spoken
The reporter never answers his counter questions
GlobalTheater he’s a reporter for the bbc
...and a provocateur.
A reporter asks questions, he is not there to debate. His job is to simply get the responses, so that the audience can get a picture about the interviewed person.
Shah was so smart, he's a genius
He's explaining how to solve problems 40 years ago while these country's still have the problems today.
What a handsome king he was
mil M Well, that's not true, is it? He even is a bit ugly to be true. But he was really a great men. I wish he could have ruled his Country longer. Iran would be a lot better.
@maarij hassan hahahaha, best comment so far :D
maarij hassan I mean .. someone is butthurt here for some unknown reason LOL
maarij hassan Hate more I am not gonna talk to you the way you talked to me and Iranians my friend :) because I came from an advanced Civilization with a rich culture and and because of that I am thought not to argue with low people filled with envy and hate
Maarj Hassan if you want to see ugly look in the mirror.
This is one of the more recent releases of the the Shah's interviews. It was not available to public for years. The late Shah reveals very clearly his position in the world order of mid 70s, where Iran served as an icon of the geopolitical balance of the region and beyond and also the importance Iran served in the world economy. His insights, advices to west and most importantly the Great Britain is bravely delivered. He is merely asking for fairness in the trades of oil contracts with the west. He portraits a world where his beloved country sells the oil to the international market at fair prices and demands in return fair treatment, something he and Iran did not receive. It is no longer a secret nor a conspiracy that the overthrowing his monarchy was not just over a speech president Carter made while visiting Iran in 1977 demanding the majesty for the improvement of the human rights condition in Iran. It was about ripping off an old oil contract which no longer the leader of the country did not see fit to the benefits of his countrymen. Is it not that any fair leader should do that while serving his or her country?
Long Live the spirit of the the Imperial Majesty, King of Kings,
Shahanshah Aryamehr
Kourosh Cyrus wise words. Khoda bimorsatesh.
He was a true Aryamer indeed, RIP
You are half right and half deluded. He lost control of a population that was tired of his tyranny. They were tired of poverty and lack of opportunity. Tired of having to pay his family backhanders. Tired of the corruption and state brutality. He ruled by fear of his secret police. When people lost fear of that, it was over for him.
@@LivingLegendMe and did they dream ever come true?!
Interesting interview.
In memory of Shahanshah we apologize on behalf of our parents and stupid revolution
The revolution produced a terrible result, but don't apologise for your parents. Change was longed for. The oil money was vanishing into overseas bank accounts and poverty and corruption was endemic.
Shah wasn't that bad but the revolution changed a lot of things which we Iranians are blind to see
@ViperX cope Instead of slaves of the Mullahs. The people wanted Shah gone, but they didn't vote for the Ayatollah. That wasn't factored in.
know this...a bad society never deserves a government like shah
Don't apologise for the revolution. Nobody could imagine what would follow. Iran now needs a democratic government in exile so that never happens again.
I lived in Iran in 1975-76, it was a beautiful country, I think Shah Pahlavi was one of the best leader in the world and I am so sorry for the Iranians
I appreciate the support for our beloved Shah! :) Cheers!
Didn't he side with the Brits and overthrow his own country's democracy to sell them out to give oil to the CIA, MI6, Exxon, and British Petroleum?
One of the reason why his western allies turned their backs on him after the revolution. He was putting an end to exploitation in the Oil market and pushing for further nationalization not only for Iran but other oil producing countries.
Not at all. He was pushing oil prices up, Via OPEC. He kept insisting Iran was running out of oil. Of course, once again, he was wrong.
@@LivingLegendMe Oil prices going up meant benefit for OPEC countries. Western Oil companies were exploiting the oil rich countries for years since WW2 ended until nationalization started in those countries.
@@LivingLegendMe you are wrong and OP Is correct. The shah refused to prolong the consortium agreement(because it was obviousely made by exploitative means) which would mean fully nationalization of Iranian oil. The western devils owned 50% of the shares of Iranian oil, so they definitely did not like that...
Newsflash. The Allies were the cause of the revolution. They and many of Shah's top Generals, and that's easily traced by who was in Iran in the weeks leading up to the revolution. It was an easy job because the entire country was sick of him and his odious Savak. What followed no Iranian had counted on.Power vacuums are dangerous things. And here we are, back to square one, only this time not backed by the West....so the people will suffer and suffer to clean up their country. Again a dangerous power vacuum. Wishing you well.
@@Q80Warlock you’re 100% right. And that’s why the Shah knew what the UK and the US were up to, long before the rest of us did.
He knew because the West did the same thing when Mossadegh tried to nationalize the oil in 1952-1953. Both men tried in their own ways to help Iran and the Iranian people progress and emerge into the modern era, with all the opportunities and benefits it affords. The reason most Iranians are literate, college educated or higher, and have access to hospitals all come from one name: Pahlavi.
I’ll never forgive my adopted country (US) for what they’ve done to us for the past century. Long live IRAN 💚🤍❤️🦁☀️
LOVE YOU SHAH ,
He was to intelligent and far to powerfull that's why they organised the coup against him.
Yes Khomeini was an agent of the CIA, the ISI and the British Secret Service.
*****
Khomeini brought terror and oppression
@Waleed ah please shut up you nonsense clueless; what you know about Shah of Iran and the concept of liberalization he was trying to bring at his time? You are one another brainwashed with your brain filled with full ofbshit
@أباة الضيم typical uncivilized tazi
@Waleed you still better shut up...how can you say those words easily while people of iran are suffering under a crippled economy...dollar too expensive that they cant do anything...great power my ass while they cant put up a great prosperity for their own people...they are just putting more pressure on the back of the people day by day...its a bless?what bless? everything we got is before the revolution and you are saying a bless? you know nothing so stay out of it
Just imagining where Iran would be today with the Shah in power makes me cry. What a great patriotic man. In my heart till I die.
Iran took a total U turn for the worst after 1979.
Not really, if it wasn't for the USA things wouldve been better,
@@lestahass8849 USA and UK.
From bad to worse. Always blaming America for everything too.
@@jackjohnson7396 Well they did try bully Iran into lowering their oil prices which failed then had help from the UK to implement a repressive Islamic regime. The more you know eh.
Patrick McCarron It was FAR from a paradise BEFORE 1979. DO you honestly thing the revolution happened in a vacuum in which people were happy and content with their lives??
He seemed like he was a very intelligent man. His English is fantastic as well.
Gold is the currency of kings.
Silver is the currency of gentlemen.
Barter is the currency of peasants.
Debt is the current of slaves.
Oil is the money of the rulers
The one and Only , RESPECT , RIP
My king, you will remain in our memory forever. I may not have seen you but I know you were a real patriot, a person who loved his country and his people. All western countries tried to destroy my country and Iranian civilization to stay in power much longer, so they found you the one who was on their way.
I hope your soul rest in peace and your memory be blessed. ♥️
Shah was the most educated patriotic leader in the region of alltime. He spoke 5 languages and helped Iran from a country with no borders, economy or military into a giant economic, military and industrial power. His deeds were amazing interms of the world political powers putting pressure on him.
My the late King was a true patriot. R.I.P.
I miss H.I.M so much. Since we lost him we lost our dignity and the face in the whole world. Damn to carter, britain and france........
Carts dis a traitor and a backstabber
ThePersianTenor What are you talking about?!!!!!!
If there was a true patriot it was the late King of Iran and his father who built Iran.
+mmary952 no no no. I was taking about someone talking bad about the Shah. No way would I view the Shah a traitor. He was a man who loved Iran and wanted it to prosper. I admire and idolize him. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm Persian myself
Navid Namini Thank you Navid jan. Only true and patriot Iranian like you can see the reality about Shah and how Shah made Iran great.
The Persian Tenor is actually my other account. I'm pro Shah too. What I wrote "traitor and backstabber" was to those who betrayed the shah. Thanks for understanding Mary Jan :)
Say what you will about the Shah, he clearly understood world economics beyond the feelgood platitudes promoted to our children today
He understood the political chessboard far more than he understood his own country, and thus he became increasingly isolated from the reality of his tenuous situation. If Iran was a family, the Pahlavis were its black sheep, covered in jewels and self delusion. They were hardly more popular than the current regime, and used much the same tactics.
@@LivingLegendMe 🤦🏻♀️
That's not entirely true and you know it. The Pahlavi dynasty's wealth pales in comparison to the poorest akhoond
@@marmary5555 They were hardly a dynasty. However, whilst in power they were extremely wealthy, and excaped with a lot of their wealth intact. Whereas most people have to make their wealth or inherit it, they did neither. They lived on the oil wealth of Iran that basically did not belong to them, and siphoned off as much as they wished, whilst poverty reigned as the real supreme head of Iran. The daughter who lived at Brown's Hotel, London for years, and suicided there, had a nightly bill of 2,500 sterling for her suite. Shah's ex-wife Soroya lived in splendor for the rest of her life thanks to the massive settlement agreement. Farah has lived in comparative luxury for decades as does her remaining son, despite being robbed of $6m some years back. Nice work if you can get it.
Such a great guy. It's approved that everyone loves him in Iran. There is an ancient phrase in Persian: "In the homeland of kings, King will never die"
That's the problem. Exactly there. Unless Iran achieves democracy, it will keep on repeating the same mistake, over and over again.
Iran need democracy, not bloody kings or Ayatollahs or any kind of other despots. At this stage a Queen might be a good idea, considering how brave and beautiful Iranian women are leading the pushback.
Lay down the crack pipe.
as an american, Im surprised how many modern-day Iranians are in support of the Shah
you should not be surprised at all, not one bit
***** agree 100% about not generalizing... but the shah's change was necessary to modernize iran. before the Pahlavis, Iran was most underdevloped, women were not expected to be educated. The shah changed all of that and gave Iranians respect on a world stage. His authoritarian-style leadership was necessary to bring Iran up to par with the rest of the world. What I don't understand, and perhaps you can help me by explaining to me, is why are so many Iranians so devout to islam when traditionally Persians weren't muslims - only after the arabs invaded some 1400 years ago, they forced everyone to convert to islam and knowing this today, the people got rid of the shah and went back to that? I would understand replacing the shah with a more progressive/left wing government, but why the Iranians wanted an Islamic republic I find hard to understand.
yakikadafi We believed that we were important, and we were changing something. We believed all the lies coming out of Khomeini's shit mouth. What a mistake.
Because political Islam is pure cancer. Once Islam is put into power it wants to control everything and I mean everything. Every sector of a state and a society have to bend for the religion. Secularism is the only hope.
It also hurts to see how leftist activist in the west support Islamists in their interests while they actually are their biggest enemies. Islamists always claim that Islam is the most peaceful religion and intend to mark any critique against Islam as Islamophobia.
He was our god
i can see pain and sadness in his eyes... much better having a shah than radical islamic regime. Inequality is not something you can eliminate simply by overthrowing the monarchy. At least Iran was progressing back then. Now it has gone backwards by 80 years at least. I wish one day peace in the middle east can be restored and religions that promote aggression and suppression of women will disappear forever and i live to see this day happens.
I agree.
this man left women for not having sons. He was just as disgusting as the other backward men of his country.
Actions speak LOUDER than words
Well put Gem, couldn't agree more :)
Did you go in your life in the middle east ?(except saudi arabia) Did you see the cultures living there ?Did you live by them to write a comment like that ?
You need to become a Zoroastrian nation again.
smart man the shah
iranian people are proud of him ... and our fathers are ashamed of what they did and how they were fooled by western media like bbc (( let me add that we dont have any problems with brtish people only the government i personaly have learned a great deal from the people ))
They are proud of him now. They weren't proud of him then. The only reason for this stupid adoration is the contrast between him and what Iran has fallen to. Shah and his family are entirely responsible for that. They wouldn't listen, they lived in a Savak protected fairytale, whist the vast majority of Iranians starved, and students were tortured in Even prison on electric beds. And that's the hard truth. Yes, he gave out bits of land in his White Revolution BS, but only when he absolutely had no choice. He was very intelligent, but out of touch entirely with Iranians. This corrupt and backward regime will also fall. What are Iranians doing about the vacuum that will then result. Stop adoring all the decayed glitter and think ahead.
Not only Iran but Syrian people when they kill ghadafi now they are suffering 😂😂😂😂
@@LivingLegendMe who the hell are you, spreading all this ridiculous nonsense in your comments? Did a Persian guy dump you or something?
I’m gonna take a deep breath and try to be nice, because it’s the Christian thing to do.
I’m not even a monarchist, never have been not even for a single day. But i do know my history. I was born in Iran, most of my family is still there, and I’ve been back there myself. And I know that everything good about modern Iran began with one word: *Pahlavi.*
Please take your ignorance that you’re passing off as insight, and find some other people to harass. Because we won’t stand for it, especially not now.
Dear Maryam, although you may, just like the Mullahs, consider opposing views as harrasement, this is a forum for everyone, and not just those that you agree with . The beauiful and bloody brave girls, women (and men) demonstrating now on the deadly streets of Iran do not want an empty glitter sack of a Shah back - who clung to power via his infamous Savak, they want DEMOCRACY. And when they achieve it, because they will eventually, the hope is that they get to play a leading role in a FREE Iran, and one that is perhaps less male dominated than the history of modern Iran has been, to no great success. And freedom means, getting to say what you want. Now take another deep breath, because your evident emotionalism is cloudIng your logic.
Damn the shah really spoke English impressively
Well, he’s the Shah, what do you expect? Obviously he had to know English really well for diplomatic reasons as a world leader. He was a very well educated man. Asides from his native Persian and English, he fluently spoke French and German too.
@@alkha4711 he was a pilot aswell...you cant even imagine when khomeini got in power...he didnt know english...country got in dictator terrorist hands...thanks to UK and carter for ruining my country...btw its 2021 lemme tell you that islamic republic is responsible for afghanistan downfall because they supported taliban
We will never have a man like him anymore 💔
With a bit of luck!
@@LivingLegendMe there is no luck for this country and never been...according to the history there was always a chaos in iran and still is...from the regime or government or even foreign countries even religion
@@exolix9163 Take heart. That is not at all the truth. In the Tohah God himself said that Persia is a iight to the Word and Cyrus, although he did not know God, was his beloved Messiah, although Cyrus did not know him. The recent history of Iran makes many dispair, but have faith...And look this up on You Tube. You don't have to be anything, let alone Christian, to be most loved and protected by the most almighty, although all seems so dark at present. God has a plan for Iran and for its people . This episode is just a blink in history. Stay solid.
Every country goes thorugh this. Persians love to place blame elsewhere. But they have lost nothing. Through suffering they will become perfect. During Shah's generation most were corrupt and degenerate, as with with Mullahs. Same thing, different day. Love God. Love not religion.
@@exolix9163 Take heart. That is not at all the truth. In the Tohah God himself said that Persia is a iight to the Word and Cyrus, although he did not know God, was his beloved Messiah, although Cyrus did not know him. The recent history of Iran makes many dispair, but have faith...And look this up on You Tube. You don't have to be anything, let alone Christian, to be most loved and protected by the most almighty, although all seems so dark at present. God has a plan for Iran and for its people . This episode is just a blink in history. Stay solid.
Every country goes thorugh this. Persians love to place blame elsewhere. But they have lost nothing. Through suffering they will become perfect. During Shah's generation most were corrupt and degenerate, as with with Mullahs. Same thing, different day. Love God. Love not religion.
@@exolix9163 No look, People there are protesting, Like 10 or 15 maybe 5 years ago the regime was almost put out of power because 3 or 5 million people protested, Its sad for what the UK has done to iran
i am iranian and I LOVE SHAH . we are proud of shah . VIVA IRAN , VIVA PAHLAVI
Great comeback against the interviewer, the Shah was such a intelligent and articulate man, I wish the whole revolution never happened and he remained in power
His predictions were on point
Reza Shah became a victim of international conspiracies.
He was an international conspirator. He worked with the CIA to be the imposed leader of Iran, deposing a democratically elected government of Mosaddegh.
DISCIPLINE AND MORE WORK
May those who helped overthrow this man and the last dynasty out of power suffer for rest of their lives and be miserable for destroying such an amazing glorifying country at the time. Amen.
They are already suffering. But their children shouldn't be suffering.
I watch too many Phil Leonardo clips and this is come up to my timeline..amazing
And not long after this, he was overthrown.. I wonder why
nog long? was 5 years in between lol
+OpaSann0 in the context given five years wasn't a long time. Lol
he wasn't overthrown by the west. the iranian revolutionaries weren't part of the west. they only had pure, religious passion.
Roxanne you dumbass the west wanted to prevent the revolution, not fuel it further. Idiot!
Not necessarily. The west did support the Shah. When it was clear that the Revolution was starting to win the Shah was betrayed.
Was He a dictator: Yes
Did he do regrettable things:Yes
Should He have allowed more political freedom: Absolutely
Was he a Patriot: 100%
He was a benevolent "dictator" who was light-years ahead of his own people.
Little he knew the big dragon of Britain will do anything to keep its power. Great man with great ideas for his own country, look at Iran now and you'd see the consequences of losing such an intelligent leader.
True,
From secular with remarkable achievements of mathematicians & physicians to deeply bounded to religion with quite extreme leaders.
Very intelligent man. Some of his answers you can definitely see playing out today.
I don't know if he was that critical, made a lot of sense. The reporter asks some dumb questions. Why should a poor Iranian care about a Brit paying more for fuel, losing his job, just like ur average Brit doesn't care about Irans economy.
Shah was being fair of the price of the oil but Britain did not want to pay that is why the revolution happened
😔
I only knew Shah of Iran from media when I was a little girl, he lived extravagantly as a King so he might be arrogant but now when I am old enough to see things with clarity , I think the man was clever and bold to defy the British monarchy for the sake of his country. Now we know who provoked the area to protect their entity , all countries must kneel to the western powers in order to serve them as slaves not as peers.
Everyone of us is born with a ability to differentiate between right and wrong. Sometimes however, our desires and greed overpowers and suppress it. He was installed by the west as we all know by now, to serve their interests. But when his conscience awoke, he was of no use to them rather a danger to their interests, so they got rid of him, like so many similar dictators in recent history we all know so well.
it pains me to see the sadness in the shah's eyes he was an amazing ruler as far as i know and i feel the spirit of a person even if it is through old images and this MAN fought loved by his country he did so much for iran he got it out of love to your nation.
Yes, The UK caused the revolution,
I love this man like my own father.
My God, the interviewer was arrogant.
God bless his soul. Iran's backward people did not appreciate the vision of this man.
Wow, His Majestys english is very eloquent.
I hate the way the British blames us and not answering Shah's question for raising their prices.
It’s how they tried to gaslight us, thinking the Shah and all Iranians were just Arabs living in the desert - not the Aryan emperors we are, with a history of civilization and culture spanning thousands and thousands of years.
To this day: the United States government and the American people don’t know a damn thing about Iran.
@@MaryamofShomalcouldn't have said it better. It reminds me of the condescending Mike Wallace interviews with the Shah. Horrible. Someone should make a reaction video about those horrifying interviews
My gawd he was a hero the things he said was so beautiful. I struggle with a lot of problems that he was against.
Thank you to M. Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran! You are a great man, and you proudly used your benevolence and intellect in the service of your people and your mission. R. I. P.!
Spot on when he asks the Shah " Do you think as your country gets more prosperous, you'll be able to restrain the demands of your people for more of the kind of democracy we have in Britain". So right he was
ever since he left that country, the middle east hasn’t had a peaceful night
true
And now I'm stuck in this shit hole of a religious dictatorship.
I miss him so much I was he was still around and the revolution never happed
He’s not criticising Britain he’s telling the truth
British didn't like what they heard. The Shah sounded very confident and genuine , sounded like a leader whom his interests were for Iranian people and to improve Iran to become among top ten nations in the world in a near future, They saw that clearly that he wasn't going to be their puppet anymore and that's why they decided "his time is over and he has to go" They destroyed him and they put Khomaini in power. Now Islamic government knows how to stay in power. They know as long as they give away our oil for free and do what the master says no one can destroy them. So far they've been around longer than the entire Pahlavi's empire and they probably last a lot longer.
gimini_gal here It backfired. They helped Khomeini because they thought he was going to give them oil for cheap but instead he told them to piss off.
How the hell do I have the idea? Well that's because I am educated and aware of what happened. I am not the only one, the world is aware of what happened. Shah increased the prices of oil because the west were not making things cheaper for middle eastern countries since the beginning, so the US and UK did not like Shah's orders to increase oil prices and therefore did not want him to rule the country any more and silently backed Khomeini up. In the first place if they wanted Shah to stay, they would have kicked Khomeini out. The US brought Shah back once before when he was about to step down as king.
+Shah Vand + janner Ortiz, Showdown at Doha: The Secret Oil Deal That Helped Sink the Shah of Iran. ...until now scholars have been unable to access documents that could shed light on the inner workings of the relationship between senior US of cials and the Shah of Iran, whom Henry Kissinger lauded as “that rarest of leaders, an unconditional ally, and one whose understanding of the world enhanced our own.” masoudbehnoud.com/weblog/s2.pdf
@@aidenw207 Yep they overthrew the shah, add sanctions, get cheap oil from the Arabs cause they bent over unlike the shah, get even cheaper oil on the black market, have control over the region add Isis, Taliban to maintain choose and more prophet. Oh hi Iraq we are to help you, while we are here we shall grab oil as well, just a little bit. Iran would have been glorious today, if shah remained in power, it would have had the best economy and military power in the middle east and top 5 in the world. Such a shame a beautiful country will all these natural resources such sucked out, pissed away and just shit on all because of greedy assholes who couldn't contain their ego.
He was very eloquent and well spoken. He understood the degenerate West for sure,
Everyone must read " America's secret engagement with khomeini" & " The west's role in shah's overthrow" to know WHAT ACTUALLY happened
Exactly
He was born and raised into this…..R.I.P. Shah
Wow, what an eloquent speaker Reza Shah was, this is a great interview.
JAVID SHAH
The interviewer sitting there can't answer one question, because he knows that the Shah is absolutely right in everything he said.
As soon as Shah declare that Iran's gonna be powerful in the next 10 years uk and us made Ayatollah Khomeny takes over the Iran and made revelution against Shah...Shah Shouldn't have said that...
Same with ghadafi when he want to modernise syria.
Sorry for ourselves 😔😔💔💔🇮🇷🇮🇷 The Britain did this revolution to our country I believe
My the late King was a true patriot. R.I.P.
I miss H.I.M so much. Since we lost him we lost our dignity and the face in the whole world. Damn to carter, britain and france........
The USA and Europe supported Islamic to get rid of him because he didn't want Iran to be a Client State, after watching him I have much respect for him and and the current Government for being Independent and advancing in many areas
Reza Shah contributed a lot of development to Iran.
I'm conflicted about him. He reminds me a bit of President Mubarak of Egypt: kind of outspoken and independent, kind of obedient to the West, sort of nationalistic but also kleptocratic.
It's like those two men want to be good patriotic independent leaders, but had to face the reality of Western power and the need to obey it.
You are correct but I think both Mubarak and the Shah and to certain extent Sadat all wanted to do things to improve their countries but were not aware how ignorant and lacking in leadership they were. All you have to do is listen to interview and the Shah's replies that sound totally tone deaf considering the intended audience.
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Good point about their capabilities.
Also, I don't know about the Shah's family and inner circle, but Mubarak atleast had a wife and two sons that were far worst than him.
Who brought those officials around them? Were they appointed by anyone other than the Shah? As king of kings he's responsible for everything that happens under his rule, both good and bad.
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Mubarak was a Zionazi supporter
Brilliant, Palavi thought himself not to be a stooge of the West, yet was completely drawn into the self-serving ideology of Monarchism, just like Great Britain!
Gosh, you're wide awake!
What an articulate man the Shah was. He predicted exactly what has happened to Great Britain.
he was a man before his time as a kid in the 70s we were in awe of this man telling the british where to stick it, being from new Zealand to Australian parents both countries whose citizens had been nothing but canon fodder for world wars
True my father is a staunch Iranian monarchist and says when the king was around there was more freedom and we were rapidly growing economically and technologically and when the revolution happened he the witnessed the murder of a women who did not cover her body and he was disgusted by this and whenever he came to Iran he would say why are the infrastructure practically the same as in 1978 it a matter of corruption the ayatollah exploit the economy for their own wealth while when the monarchy was around we were helping people who were illiterate and make life better for the average Iranian so I would also say I am also a monarchist a absolute one as that
he was right, but this was not what England wanted for third world
+Sara Danial yes, but sadly adn the time Thatcher the piece of shit was in power, and that was partially the reason
+Ali Ghahremani So true, Thatcher once blamed Shah for his position was not clear against USSR. She asked him "what are you a socialist or capitalist? you claim being our friend while you have transferred 49% of the factory shares to the workers of the factory!"
I Love you and muss you .( King of the King) . He was s Great man❤️🙏
We all love you, your majesty ❤❤❤❤❤❤💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
"THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH"!!!
May this be a lesson to all that you should not go against the British!
He was too Complacent and felt invincible and thought he can stand up against everyone; just like Xerxes, History repeating itself!
+persianson5000 The irony is you're correct. Britain has been the single most important diplomatic nation for the past 300 years and continues to be the world's "middle man". The UK sold Pahlavi an entire modernised army, maintained him with grants, built his oil industry, and put him in power to replace his idiot of a father, Reza. People talk about oil as if it belongs to one nation - it doesn't; it belongs to the global economy, to me, to you, to all of us. For anyone to say "I will destroy oil prices" is the same as saying "I will destroy the world economy". No they won't; they will be removed from power and replaced by someone less stupid, less greedy.
Compare the British Commonwealth to the state of the current collapsed American Empire. You see a gigantic difference: the former nations of the British Empire are glad to be partners in the Commonwealth, they're countries investing in progress and stability, and are generally nations which are working together whatever the problems. Now look at America's empire: Islamic terror, Arab Spring, a Latin America swamped with cocaine, and an Iraq torn apart by massacre...while Israel sits there planning its next target.
The Shah made the ultimate error - he chose American money instead of British stability. I have no doubt that if he had taken the advice of the British from 1965 onward his family might now be constitutional monarchs in a stable, democratic, free Iran. Instead its yet another American disaster zone, just like Egypt, Iraq, Libya, etc etc etc etc...
The British Empire was not an age of joy and cake, but it was certainly the last period of sustained harmony in global trade and politics. By 1910 India, a nation the size of a continent, was controlled with only 15,000 British soldiers. How? Investment, education, political stability, law, and no tolerance for religious violence. We rush to judge the Empire from our cosy 2016 world view, but if we want to find a period of slaughter and mayhem we need to look at the period from 1939 to the present day - the era of modern history when American influence gained the upper hand and the world lost its sense of purpose.
Pahlavi was just another casualty of that madness.
+TodayFreedom Sometimes we need to look at ourselves and take the blame instead of Blaming others. There is a saying "those of us who don't learn from history are forever condemned to repeat it". Throughout modern history people of non-European background have had a special Penchant for the British- Mainly because of the way they conduct themselves and also the palenesss of the skin and their marketing ability convincing they are the best in the world(Britain is the Brain and America is the Brawn). Britain is still the most respected and desired country in the world and they have taken all the positive things around the world and have made it their own and contributed to a large number of inventions and innovations.
A Great Leader! We shall always remember Him for His sense of duty.
Iran's GDP in 1974 was $46bn (2021 USD) and in 1973 $27bn. So that was a 70% YoY increase, much greater than the 40% guided here.
Javid Shah.
یکی از متمدنترین و با شخصیت ترین پادشاهان ایران که اذت و شرف را به مردم ایران و کشور ایران اعطا کرد .
I should say there's NO room for clean and frank politics in this globe, west nd allies proved it on middle-east specially. Such a gentleman!
What a great man we lost…
Chah you man brother god bless you miss you ♥️♥️💪
Jarvid SHAH